Bomb disposal team explode ‘complex’ device in Co Carlow

Army unit stage controlled explosion after discovery of improvised bomb in Kilmeaney

The Army bomb disposal team exploded what it described as a ‘complex’ improvised bomb in Co Carlow on Thursday evening. File photograph: Aidan Crawley
The Army bomb disposal team exploded what it described as a ‘complex’ improvised bomb in Co Carlow on Thursday evening. File photograph: Aidan Crawley

The Army bomb disposal team exploded what it described as a “complex” improvised bomb in Co Carlow on Thursday evening.

The viable device was found in Kilmeaney, and the Army responded after a request from gardaí for assistance.

The Army arrived at the scene at about 5pm, it said in a statement, and assessed the device before carrying out a controlled explosion.

The scene was declared safe at 6pm and the remains of the device were removed to a secure military location for further examination.

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“Any material with an evidential value will be handed over to the gardaí to aid in their investigations,” it said.

Mark Hilliard

Mark Hilliard

Mark Hilliard is a reporter with The Irish Times